Caterpie
#0010

Caterpie

Caterpie
Bug
📏 0.3 m ⚖️ 2.9 kg 🎯 255 · Very easy to catch

Its short feet are tipped with suction pads that enable it to tirelessly climb slopes and walls.

Caterpie is a Bug-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Fire, Flying and Rock, and resists Grass, Fighting and Ground. Its base stats add up to 195: the highest are HP and Speed (45) and the lowest are Special Attack and Special Defense (20).

It is the first stage of its evolution line, along with Metapod and Butterfree. Its ability is Shield Dust, and its Hidden Ability is Run Away. It is in the Bug egg group and can breed with 92 species. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it learns 3 moves by level-up.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
HP 45
200-294
Attack 30
58-174
Defense 35
67-185
Sp. Atk 20
40-152
Sp. Def 20
40-152
Speed 45
85-207
TOTAL 195
EVs on defeat: HP +1

ABILITIES

Shield Dust

Protective dust shields the Pokémon from the additional effects of moves.

Run Away (hidden)

Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.

BREEDING

GroupsBug
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with92

MOVES

Data from Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl 3 moves
Lv. 1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 40
Lv. 9 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

💥 WEAK x2 / x4

Firex2Flyingx2Rockx2

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

Grassx½Fightingx½Groundx½

EVOLUTION LINE

Caterpie #0010 Caterpie
Lv. 7 ▶
Metapod #0011 Metapod
Lv. 10 ▶ Butterfree #0012 Butterfree
◀ #0009 Blastoise